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Drug Expert Witness

Comment, based on experience and/or referenced source materials, on a number of areas including the following:

* Valuation of drugs

Based on reported prices in our own drug user surveys at different levels of the market, comment on internal police/customs price lists.

* Consumption of drugs

Levels of use among casual and heavy users, from survey data and literature reviews. Would state how long a given variety of drug would last different types of user, level of consumption required to consume cannabis crops over growth cycles, to what extent claimed consumption falls within a common range or documented limits.

* Yields of cannabis plants/crops

Examination of photographic evidence, plants and growing equipment, diaries or documentary evidence in order to determine:

(a) Phenotype (variety) of plant (based on examination of appearance, gross morphology, odour etc) (b) Yield of total foliage, leaf and flowering tops (c) Capacity of system (d) Growth cycles in individual cases and/or in general (e) Duration of cultivation (e.g. from electricity records) (f) Average weekly production (g) Methods of cultivation

* Purchasing patterns

How and how often drugs are bought, common reasons for purchases to sustain longer-term use, shelf-life, availability etc.

* Purities/Potencies

Review of forensic/Home Office data, average purities of powders, impurities in tablets, potencies and user-ratings of different cannabis varieties.

* Paraphernalia

Significance of items seized (or not seized) in inference of intent.

* Drug Powders

Interpretation of forensic data re purities and composition of different drugs including amphetamine, heroin, cocaine. Confirmation or exclusion of links between different seizures of powders. Packaging methods, significance of wraps & paraphernalia (e.g. differences between used and unused wraps).

Further analyses with detailed specifications can be arranged with private analytical laboratories.

EFFECTS OF DRUGS

These involve comprehensive reviews of literature on effects of cannabis and other drugs on health and behaviour.

* Medicinal Cannabis Use

Scientific literature reviews, including historical, political and legal aspects, of cannabinoids are available for a variety of medical conditions including. Multiple Sclerosis, Pain relief, Epilepsy, Muscle Spasms, Asthma, easing opiate or alcohol withdrawal, stress relief, depression, irritable bowel syndrome, Huntington's chorea. We expect to be able to offer comment on the following areas in due course: Glaucoma, Appetite Stimulation, Nausea, Cancer Chemotherapy.